#7976a1

Color #7976a1

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.77 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#7976a1

RGB

rgb(121, 118, 161)

HSL

hsl(244.2, 18.6%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.2, 26.7%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.8%, 26.7%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(51.38, 10.87, -22.64)

LCH

lch(51.38, 25.11, 295.65)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.0654, 287.35)

HWB

hwb(244.2, 46.3%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea176

Analogous

#7688a1

#7976a1

#8e76a1

Triadic

#7976a1

#a17976

#76a179

Split-complementary

#7976a1

#a18e76

#88a176

Tetradic

#7976a1

#a1769e

#9ea176

#76a179

Square

#7976a1

#a17688

#9ea176

#76a18e

Shades

Color #7976a1 mixed toward black.

#625f8a

#4e4c6e

#3b3953

#272637

#14131c

Tints

Color #7976a1 mixed toward white.

#8f8db1

#a6a4c0

#bcbad0

#d2d1e0

#e9e8ef

Tones

Color #7976a1 mixed toward gray.

#7c7a9d

#7f7d9a

#828196

#858493

#88888f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787898 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#787896 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#79908f · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 17

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #7976a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7976a1]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#7976a1 (#7976a1) is rgb(121, 118, 161) in RGB.

No, #7976a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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